Saint
Eochod
A saint of Galloway in Scotland, reposed in 597.
- Feast
- January 25old style February 7
- Reposed
- 5976th century
- Place
- Galloway
Life
Saint Eochod was one of the twelve companions of Saint Columba and was chosen to enlighten the Picts in Scotland. He is called the Apostle of the Picts of Galloway. He reposed in 597.
No other details of his life survive. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 25 January (new style).
Commemorated the same day January 25
Gregory the TheologianSaint · Archbishop of ConstantinopleJan 25
Felicitas of RomeMartyrJan 25
Vladimir of KyivHieromartyr · Metropolitan of Kyiv and HalychJan 25- Castinus of ByzantiumSaint · Bishop of ByzantiumJan 25
Peter ZverevHieromartyr · Archbishop of VoronezhJan 25
Anatoly of OptinaVenerable · Elder of OptinaJan 25
Moses of NovgorodSaint · Archbishop of Novgorod and PskovJan 25
Constantine VeretskyHieromartyr · ArchpriestJan 25
Andrew ArgunovMartyr · Chairman of the parish councilJan 25- Bretanion of TomisSaint · Bishop of TomisJan 25
Joasaph of BorovskHieromartyr · Archimandrite of the Trinity LavraJan 25
Nicholas PopovHieromartyr · ArchpriestJan 25